SpaceX has Blowout Quarter as Musk Floats Merger with Tesla
Oct 21, 2026 · 42m
Summary
Bloomberg Tech covers SpaceX’s blowout quarter and Elon Musk’s endorsement of a potential merger with Tesla, noting that SpaceX’s AI revenue has now surpassed its Starlink connectivity business. The episode also analyzes Netflix’s slowing growth and leadership changes, and reports that Anthropic may spend $750 billion on computing power ahead of its IPO. Additional segments discuss Intel’s manufacturing progress, Meta’s upcoming earnings, and Pigment’s new funding round.
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Sponsors: ChachiPT and Chase Mobile
Bloomberg Tech intro and top story tease
SpaceX/Tesla merger speculation and earnings
SpaceX diversification: AI, Starlink, and TerraFab
Data center capacity and merger logistics
Intel manufacturing progress update
Sponsors: ChatGPT and Cincinnati Insurance
Netflix earnings: slowing growth and ad strategy
Anthropic IPO timeline and compute spending
Talking Tech: Elise debut and eBay layoffs
Intel factory updates and European AI tour
Deep dive: SpaceX valuation and business lines
Sponsors: ChatGPT and Cincinnati Insurance
Ken Griffin on AI bubble
Pigment raises $250M for AI finance tools
Meta earnings preview and CapEx outlook
Tesla earnings preview and merger context
Show recap and sign-off
Sponsors: Empower and Hotels.com
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